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2008 Gordon B. Hinckley, dies in Salt Lake City, Utah, of natural causes, at 97
2002 XIX Winter Olympics closes in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City 2002 XIX Winter Olympics opens in Salt Lake City Utah/Quebec City 1998 NBA Finals, Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 1997 51st NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 4, games to 2 1994 Amy Osmond, of Utah, 17, crowned America's Junior Miss 1991 1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95 1990 KTBN, Salt Lake City Utah, begins shortwave radio transmissions 1990 KUSW, Salt Lake City Utah, final shortwave radio transmissions 1989 2 Utah scientists claim they have produced fusion at room temperature 1985 117 degrees F (47 degrees C), St. George, Utah (state rec) (103 degrees spread, UT 1985) 1985 -69 degrees F (-56 degrees C), Peter's Sink, Utah (state record) 1985 Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score 1984 Fire at Wilberg Mine in central Utah killed 27 people 1984 Sharlene Wells (Utah), 20, crowned 58th Miss America 1985 1984 Ramiro Cortes, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah, dies at 50 in Salt Lake City, Utah 1984 Adrian Dantly (Utah), ties NBA record of 28 free throws 1982 1st permanent artificial heart successfully implanted (University of Utah) in retired dentist Barney Clark; lived 112 days with Jarvic-7 heart 1980 Deidra Graham, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, gymnast, alternate for the 1996 Olympics 1979 Charles Butler, born in Salt Lake City Utah, dance skater 1978 Douglas Osmond, born in Provo, Utah, vocalist for Osmond Boys 1977 Nathan Osmond, Utah, vocalist, Osmond Boys 1977 Gary Gilmore, executed in Utah, 1st U.S. execution since 1967 1976 Utah Supreme Court OKs execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore 1976 Thiokol conducts 2-minute firing of space shuttle's SRB at Brigham, Utah 1976 Amanda Moody, born in Orem, Utah, Miss America-Utah, 1996 1975 Michael Osmond, Utah, singer, Osmond Boys 1975 Raegan Scott, WNBA forward and center for the Utah Starzz 1975 Jacque Vaughn, NBA guard, Utah Jazz 1974 Kim Williams, WNBA guard for the Utah Starzz 1974 Wendy Palmer, WNBA forward for the Utah Starzz 1974 Jewel, born in Payson, Utah, Jewel Kilcher, singer, guitarist, actress, musician, sold over 27 million albums worldwide, hit debut album 'Pieces of You' 1974 7th ABA championship: New York Nets beats Utah Stars, 4 games to 1 1973 Shandon Anderson, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1973 Nanette Pearson, born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Miss America-Utah, 1997 1973 Greg Ostertag, NBA center, for the Utah Jazz 1973 6th ABA All-Star Game: West 123 beats East 111 at Utah 1972 Adam Clawson, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, slalom single canoe, Olympic-19th-96 1972 Howard Eisley, NBA guard, Utah Jazz 1972 Jamie Watson, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1972 Elena Baranova, WNBA center for the Utah Starzz 1972 Deborah Carter, WNBA forward for the Utah Starzz 1971 Jessie Hicks, WNBA forward and center for the Utah Starzz 1971 Tonja Marie Christensen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, playmate, Nov, 1991 1971 4th ABA Championship: Utah Stars beat Kentucky Colonels, 4 games to 3 1971 Tracy Kennick, Miss Utah USA 1996 1970 Bryon Russell, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1970 Estimated 15 cm (6") of rainfall, Bug Point, Utah (state record) 1970 Jennifer Nakken, born in Cedar City, Utah, Miss Utah-America 1991 1970 Dena Head, WNBA guard for the Utah Starzz 1970 Tammi Reiss, WNBA guard, Utah Starzz 1970 Adam Keefe, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1968 Greg Foster, NBA center, Utah Jazz 1968 John Preston, born in Utah, actor, Greg-General Hospital 1968 Dawn Allinger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, team handball back court, 1996 Olympics 1968 David Benoit, NBA forward, Utah Jazz, New Jersey Nets 1968 Felton Spencer, NBA center, Utah Jazz 1966 Dan Truman, St. George Utah, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1966 Daylight meteor seen from Utah to Canada. Only known case of a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere and leaving it again 1966 Chris Morris, NBA forward, Utah Jazz 1965 Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH) in Utah 1965 Karen Booker, WNBA center for the Utah Starzz 1964 Cynthia Brimhall, born in Ogden Utah, playmate, October, 1985 1963 Karl Malone, born in Summeerfield, Louisiana, NBA forward, Utah, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 Jeff Hornacek, NBA guard, Utah Jazz 1963 Jimmy Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Donnie and Marie 1962 Michael Link, born in Provo, Utah, actor, Earl-Julia 1962 John Stockton, born in Spokane, Washington, NBA guard, Utah Jazz, 1996 Olympics gold 1961 Antoine Carr, NBA forward and center, Utah Jazz 1961 3rd place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as St. Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in 4 overtimes 1960 Mike Lookinland, born in Mount Pleasant, Utah, actor, Bobby-Brady Bunch 1959 Marie Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer and actress, Paper Roses, Goin' Coconuts 1959 Britt Helfer, Clearfield Utah, actress, Lily-Loving, Alley Cat 1959 Kelly Tripuka, Glenn Ridge, New Jersey, NBA forward, Det Pistons, Utah Jazz 1958 Jay Don Blake, St. George, Utah, PGA golfer, 1991 Shearson Lehman Open 1957 Donny Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1955 Jay Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1955 Adrian Dantley, born in Washington, D.C., NBA forward, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics, Utah Jazz 1953 Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St. George, Utah) 1953 Merrill Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1951 Wayne Osmond, Ogden Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1949 Alan Osmond, born in Ogden, Utah, singer, Osmond Brothers, Donnie and Marie 1948 Byron Allred, Logan, Utah, rocker, Steve Miller Band 1948 Bill Orton, born in North Ogden, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1983 - 1997 1948 Anthony Geary, Coalville Utah, actor, Luke/Bill-General Hospital 1946 Leslie L Byrne, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-D-Virginia 1993 - 1995 1945 David Smith Monson, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1985 - 1987 1944 48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah 1944 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40 1942 Edy Williams, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actress, Dr. Minx 1941 David LaFlamme, born in Utah, electric violinist, It's a Beautiful Day 1940 Richard H. Stallings, born in Odgen, Utah, Representative-D-Idaho 1985 - 1993 1940 Merlin Olsen, Utah, NFL tackle, Rams, sportscaster/actor, Father Murphy 1940 Sam Melville, Utah, actor, Mike Danko-Rookies, Roughnecks 1938 School bus and train collide in Salt Lake City Utah 1936 Buddy Merrill, born in Torrey, Utah, guitarist, Lawrence Welk Show 1934 Wilford Brimley, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Gus-Our House, Cocoon 1933 Ramiro Cortes, born in Dallas, Texas, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah 1933 Robert F Bennett, Sen-R Utah 1933 U.S. Assay Offices in Helena Mon, Boise, Idaho and Salt Lake City, Utah closes 1932 Jake Garn, born in Richfield, Utah, Senator-R-Utah 1974 - 1993, and astronaut STS-51D 1932 James V. Hansen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1981 - 2003 1930 Don Leslie Lind, Midvale Utah, astronaut, STS-51-B 1929 KLO-AM in Ogden, Utah begins radio transmissions 1929 John Naisbitt, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, author, public speaker, futures studies, wrote, 'Megatrends', 1982, sold over 9 million copies in 57 countries, special assistant to Lyndon B. Johnson 1928 Earl Brown, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Stovall-Operation Petticoat 1928 Joi Lansing, born in Salt Lake City Utah, actress, Bob Cummings Show 1927 Paula Hawkins, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Senator-R-Florida, 1981 - 1987 1926 Avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch Bingham Utah, 40 die 1925 Keith Larsen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Hunter, Brave Eagle 1925 Brent Scowcroft, born in Ogden, Utah, Lieutenant General, USAF, National Security Council 1924 Marie Windsor, Emily Marie Bertelson, Utah, actress, Double Deal 1924 Howard C. Nielson, born in Richfield, Utah, Representative-R-Utah 1983 - 1991 1924 Coal mine explosion kills 171 at Castle Gate Utah 1923 Keene Curtis, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Magician, Amanda's 1921 Grant Johannesen, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, pianist, Ostend 1st prize 1947 1918 Robert Walker, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor and writer, Bataan, Mme Curie 1918 Lightning kills 504 sheep in Utah's Wasatch National Park 1917 Laraine Day, Roosevelt Utah, actress, Dr. Kildaire, I've Got a Secret 1917 Leon Janney, born in Ogden, Utah, actor, Hawk 1915 Dinosaur National Monument in Colorado and Utah is established 1915 Art Lund, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, Ken Murray Show 1914 IWW-leader/songwriter Joe Hill arrested "Girl from Utah" East-Prussia 1913 Paul Langton, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actor, Leslie-Peyton Place 1913 Loretta Young, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, actress, Farmer's Daughter, Stranger 1910 Gordon B. Hinckley, born in Utah, religious leader, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1909 Herblock, Herbert L Block, Roosevelt, Utah, political cartoonist 1909 U.S. Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah opens 1908 U.S. Assay Office in Salt Lake City, Utah authorized 1908 Natural Bridges National Monument forms near Lake Powell, Utah 1906 Philo T Farnsworth, Beaver Utah, inventor, electronic TV 1900 Premature blast collapses mine tunnel killing 200 at Scofield, Utah 1899 Byron Foulger, Ogden, Utah, actor, River's Edge, Up in Smoke 1898 Hazel Dawn, LaTout, Utah, actress, Niobe, Under Cover, Feud Girl 1897 Betty Compson, Beaver, Utah, actress, Millionaire Kid, Mad Youth 1897 Natacha Rambova, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, costume designer 1897 M H Cannon becomes 1st woman state senator in U.S. (Utah) 1896 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected 1st female senator 1896 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah becomes 1st female senator 1896 Following Mormon abandonment of polygamy, Utah admitted as 45th state 1895 U.S. state Utah accepts female suffrage 1895 John Gilbert, Pringle, Logan, Utah, actor, Heart o' the Hills 1893 Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah dedicated 1890 Art Acord, Glenwood Sevier, Utah, western actor, Arizona Kid, Hard Fists 1889 Moroni Olsen, born in Ogden, Utah, actor, Annie Oakley, Black Gold, Snow White 1876 Culbert Olson, Fillmore Utah, Gov-D-Cal 1873 David O McKay, Huntsville, Utah, 9th President of Mormon church 1870 George A. Smith, born in Salt Lake City Utah, 8th President of Mormon church 1868 U.S. Congress forms Wyoming Territory (Dakota, Utah and Idaho) 1862 Congress outlaws polygamy (1st time); bad news for Utah 1861 U.S. creates Dakota and Nevada Territories out of the Nebraska and Utah territories 1850 Territories of New Mexico and Utah created 1848 Mexico ratifies treaty giving U.S.; New Mexico, California and parts of Nevada, Utah, Arizona and Colorado in return for $15 million 1847 Brigham Young and his Mormon followers arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah 1843 Grove Karl Gilbert, geologist, investigated Lake Bonneville, Utah 1826 Colonies under Jedediah Strong Smith move near Salt Lake Utah |
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